Referee Celebrates Title with Football Team after Eliminating 3 Opponents and Giving 15 Minutes of Extra Time
A football referee has been suspended for life for allegedly celebrating with a club he helped win by eliminating 3 players from the opposing side and granting 15 minutes of extra time, enough for the winners to score a necessary goal. Earlier this month, Dutch football clubs St. George and SV De Valken met in […]
Wanted Criminal Pretends to Be Deaf and Mute for 20 Years to Avoid Prison
A Chinese man wanted for murder managed to avoid police detection for over 20 years by pretending to be a deaf and mute scavenger in the mountains of Hubei Province. On the evening of May 22, 2004, a young and quick-tempered man named Xiao got into a heated argument with a neighbor in his home […]
Boy Diagnosed with Hair Cutting Phobia Could Be Expelled for His Long Locks
A 12-year-old boy who has never had his hair cut in his life and reportedly suffers from ‘tonsurephobia’, an uncontrollable fear of having his hair cut, has been threatened with expulsion by his school because of his long hair. Farouk James has never had more than a trim of his impressive mane and his waist-long […]
Man Dies Trying to Exercise by Hanging from a Chin Strap
A Chinese man recently lost his life while performing a controversial type of exercise that requires practitioners to hang only by their chins to relieve neck and spine pain by reducing pressure on nerves. Over the past decade or so, a bizarre form of exercise has been getting traction throughout China. It basically involves swinging […]
Man Falls in Love with His Mother-in-Law, Marries Her with Father-in-Law’s Blessing
In what can only be described as an unconventional love story, an Indian man fell in love and ended up marrying his mother-in-law with his father-in-law’s blessing. This bizarre tale begins with a tragedy. After the death of Sikandar Yadav’s wife, the father-of-two moved in with his in-laws in Bihar’s Heer Moti village. Over time, […]
Hundreds Gather to Watch Masked Man Eat an Entire Jar of Cheeseballs in New York City
After plastering the whole of Manhattan with fliers for several months, a mystery man known as Cheeseball Man gathered a crowd of hundreds to watch him eat a whole tub of cheeseballs. Meet Cheeseball Man, the superhero New Yorkers never knew they needed. His superpower? Mesmerizing crowds with his insatiable craving for cheeseballs. It all […]
Man Risks Spending Over Two Years in Prison for Posting Negative Restaurant Reviews Online
A UK man was recently arrested in Thailand for allegedly causing damage to a Phuket restaurant by posting a number of 1-star reviews online following an altercation with the restaurant owner. The 21-year-old British national was arrested in Thailand earlier this month when police showed up at his apartment in Bangkok, but the incident that […]
Woman Avoids Prison Time for Repeatedly Lacing Husband’s Coffee with Bleach
An Arizona woman was recently sentenced to three years probation for trying to poison her husband by mixing bleach in his morning coffee. Melody Felicano Johnson was initially charged with attempted first-degree murder but ended up pleading guilty to two counts of the lesser felony charge of adding poison or a harmful substance to food […]
The Basic Dance Move Paralyzing Little Girls in China
The backbend is considered a crucial move in Chinese folk dancing, but it is also the main cause of severe spine cord injuries in children as young as five, leaving thousands of them paralyzed for life. Ironically, the vast majority of parents pushing their beloved children towards folk dancing have their offspring’s best interest in […]
Woman Lives in Supermarket Rooftop Sign for a Year without Anyone Noticing
A homeless Michigan woman was found living in the rooftop sign of a Family Fare supermarket in Midland. She had been staying there for about a year without anyone noticing her. The 34-year-old unnamed woman was found living inside the business sign when contractors curious about an extension cord on the roof of the Family […]
Woman Claims She Hasn’t Eaten or Drunk Anything in Over 16 Years
Muluwork Ambaw, a 26-year-old woman from Ethiopia, claims to have gone the last 16 years of her life without eating or drinking anything. Most people can hardly last a few hours without munching on something, but Muluwork Ambaw insists that she shunned food forever one day when she was only 10 years old, after her […]
Camel Riding Popularity Inspires Special Camel Traffic Lights in the Middle of the Desert
During the month of May, camel riding is such a popular pastime at the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring scenic spots in China’s Kumtag Desert that local authorities use camel traffic lights to avoid traffic jams. One of the last things you would expect to find in the middle of a desert is a functional […]
Nanny Left with 5-Month-Old Child After Parents Disappear with Her Money
A Chinese nanny has been forced to take care of a toddler for months without any compensation after the child’s parents disappeared without a trace with money they had borrowed from her. Ms. Yu, the victim in this bizarre case that has been making headlines in China for over a month, claims that she was […]
Topi Amma – The Mentally Disabled Woman Worshipped as a Divine Mystic in India
Topi Amma, the mysterious ‘Hat Mother’ of Tiruvannamalai, a Hindu pilgrimage city in Tamil Nadu, is a controversial religious figure that has divided Indian society. India has no shortage of mystics and real-life incarnations of Hindu deities that people flock to worship, but even in this context, Topi Amma is an unlikely religious figure. The […]
Man Shocked to Learn That His Wife of 12 Day Is Actually a Man
A young Indonesian man recently got the shock of his life after learning that his wife of 12 days was actually a man disguised as a woman. Earlier this week, Indonesian media reported the strange case of a 26-year-old man referred to only by his initials, AK, who ended up calling the police after finding […]